Other maker marks
Griswold marks
Griswold marks identify Erie cookware. The Selden name dates to 1873; Manufacturing Co followed the factory's rebuilding in 1887.
- Active years
- 1865–1957
- Country
- United States
- City / region
- Erie, PA
- Marks
- 22
Marks & lettering
22 marks
c. 1884–1909
GRISWOLD'S ERIE EXTRA FINISH SKILLET
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Griswold’s Erie Diamond trademark.
c. 1890–1899
VICTOR
The illustrated variant is dated circa the 1890s; the general Victor range is given as the 1880s–1920s.
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
1920–1935
VICTOR CAST IRON SKILLET THE GRISWOLD MFG. CO. ERIE PA.
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Fully-Marked Victor variant.
1920–1940
CAST IRON SKILLET GRISWOLD ERIE PA. U.S.A. 701 A
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Large Block Logo; block lettering in a double circle at least 3¼ inches in diameter.
1939–1944
GRISWOLD ERIE PA
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Small Block logo, 1⅞ inches in diameter. This early-handle example is dated ; the general logo range is .
From 1944
circle lettering block logo
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Small Block logo, 1⅞ inches in diameter. Late-handle example; the end date is unknown.
1955–1957
TM
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Medium Block Logo or Late Large Trademark; block lettering in a 2¼–2½-inch-diameter double circle.
To 1957
circle lettering block logo
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Small Block logo, 1⅞ inches in diameter. Late grooved-handle example; the start date is unknown.
Undated
lettering
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Slant logo, over 3¼ inches in diameter. Collector chronologies give conflicting ranges: 1906–1912, 1909–1929 and 1939–1944.
Undated
CAST IRON SKILLET 6 GRISWOLD ERIE P.A. U.S.A. 699
cast iron · Erie, PA, United States
Cross-in-double-circle slant logo; source describes a diameter of at least 3¼ inches.
About Griswold Manufacturing Co.
Matthew Griswold moved to Erie in 1865. He and the Selden brothers operated a factory by 1868; it became Selden & Griswold in 1873. Griswold bought out the Selden interests in 1884, and the rebuilt factory became Griswold Manufacturing Co. in 1887. Matthew Jr. became president in 1905, Marvin in 1914, Roger in 1926 and Ely in 1944. The company was sold in 1946, and family ownership ended in 1947. McGraw Edison bought it in 1957 and soon sold it to Wagner's owner, Randall.
Textron acquired the rights in 1959; Griswold products were made at Sidney, Ohio, until 1969. General Housewares acquired the trademarks in 1969, and use of the Griswold name ended in 1973. The firm became Selden & Griswold in 1873. Matthew Griswold bought out the Selden interests in 1884, and the factory was rebuilt after an 1885 fire. It reorganized as Griswold Manufacturing Co. in 1887. Family ownership ended after sale to an investment group in 1947.
McGraw Edison bought Griswold in 1957 and sold it to Wagner's parent company. The rights passed to Textron in 1959 and General Housewares in 1969; the trademark was discontinued in 1973. The company developed from a metal-products factory run by Matthew Griswold and the Selden brothers in Erie, Pennsylvania. It became Selden & Griswold in 1873 and Griswold Manufacturing Co after rebuilding in 1887. Family ownership ended in 1947.